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Re: Newly diagnosed with MCI
GGoing. To church for Good Fridayb ersrevices ®®1 -
Re: Agitated Spouse
And you could have someone call you to cancel……"the beauty parlor needed to move your appointment, they will call when they are open again…."2 -
To My Fellow Warriors
This journey is the worst, yet we all get up, stiffen our spines and get back at taking good care of our LOs. We get irritable, cry, depressed, exhausted, and we still get up and take good care of ou…20 -
Re: Need advice/support on next steps
My sister in law and good friends of mine are actively involved in the plan. I had him there Thursday for the eval and told him that they do very good therapy there and we might need that. Talk about…7 -
Re: Have no support
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/250632#Comment_250632 Your mom may not be in your home, but don’t sell yourself short. You are a 100% caregiver with all the burdens it entails. Having hel…1 -
Re: Have no support
sadly it’s common for many reasons. I read this post a long time ago and it is so true: https://alzconnected.org/discussion/71052/the-cavalry-is-not-coming-9-year-edition1 -
Re: Have no support
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73671/have-no-support This is agonizing, I know. It's nice to have people on this forum who care, but it would be so much better to have help and support and encou…1 -
Re: DW’s anger
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73776/dw-s-anger Yes I have experienced this often. I have to remind myself daily that it is the disease and not to take it personally. It isn't easy.2 -
Re: DW’s anger
Dementia-related anger toward a caregiver stems from the disease itself, not personal intent, often caused by a frustration with communication limitations, loss of control, paranoia, or unmet physica…4 -
Re: DW’s anger
Yes, I experienced the same thing with my DW. She saved all the hostility for me.4
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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